The Osceola times., 1887-02-12
Osceola Rain Drep&.

-Tsx-paying time expired yes
terday, the 10TH, and 25 per cent.
penalty now attaches on all unpaid
taxes.
-Mrs. Mary Hartman, wen. down
TO the city, last Tuesday, combining |
business and pleasure in the trip.
Miss Ida Hale, visited the city
this wcek,-Edwin Booth and Lot.
t. being the attractions who we're
billed for the 10th, and llth.
Miss Maggie Riley, who has
been on visit to her friend, Miss
Annie Liston, returned to her home
in Memphis, last Tuesday.
Rev. J. H. Borum, will preach
At the Baptist church, tomorrow
morning and again 1t night, At the
usual service hours. All are cor.
daily invited.
The Steamer CoahomA, on her
last trip down, entered the chute and
came up to town. Everybody turn.
Cd out to welcome her, and her &C.
oommodating officers.
Master James H. Hale, who
hes been attending the Central Bu-
siness College, of Sedalia, NO., was
compelled TO return home on account
Of ill.health.
The editor having been pressed
into service, IN the committee to 81.
perintsnd the building of the town
levoe, must plead our excuse for any
delinquencies that may be apparent
in this issue Of The Times.
Among those who called and
renewed their subscription to The
TINES during the week we're: Mess.
E. Sawyer, Blythesville; Mrs. E. J..
Bryant, and J. A. Love- we'll, Osceola; !;
DR.. w. X. Harrison, Golden Lake.
New subscriber: John A. Boyles,
Nashville, Tenn.
If it had been proposed to build
levse in front Of some big plsnta.
ton, four or Eve miles from town, il
would have been an easy matter to
convince the people of Osceola that
it would be to their interest to con-
tribute to its building. Oh, yes.
A levee to protect the town, howev'
Or, is an entirely different affair.
The Osceols Statesman, pub
lished At Memphis, and managed by
sryndicate Of Osceola oolored citi.
zens, is the latest venture in journal.
ism, designed for circulation in Mis-
sissippi county. We wish it success
and that it NAV soon become legit.
inate, aud be issued from . plant Of
,ts own.
Tho dykes At both ends Of the
Osceola chute were swept away by
the food this week, and the steam.
boats now have easy access to the
Osceola Landing. This destruction
could have been easily prevented
but for the delay Of the appropriation
necessary to continue the work, and
keep up repairs.
The work on the River Improve.
ment at this point has been indeffi.
nitely postponed, and a large mum
Der of laborers who were sent for
with the promise of steady employ.
ment are laying around idle and
blessing the officers in charge in
language more forcible than elegant.
Being out of money, they are not
able to get away.
The "last party" Of the season.
which has been announced among the
young folks every week for the past
two montha, took place at the Hall
last Thursday night. As it was THE
last, until after the lentcn season,
everybody who attended made the
most of it, and as usual, declared it
was the most enjoyable ofthe season.
Last Saturday evening. William
Stacy and Thomas Glasgow met in
. very unfriendly sort of way, At
least on tho part Of the former, and
when they parted Mr., Glasgow had
. pretty large sised head on him.
The trouble, from what we have been
able t gather, came about q report
which reached the ears Of Stacy, to
the effect. that Glasgow had been
talking about his wife. Whether
there was any truth in the report or
not, we don't believe Stacy ever
stopp> d TO inquire, but pros eed. q on
sight n chsstise the supposed ira.
ducsr OF his wife's character. III
guilty. hs deserved al he got, # in.